Interval Cycles in György Kurtág’s Post-Dodecaphonic Late Music

Author

Ramin Heydarbeygi, The Graduate Center, City University of New YorkFollow

Date of Degree

9-2017

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Ph.D.

Program

Music

Advisor

Joseph N. Straus

Committee Members

Philip Lambert

Bruce Saylor

Jeff Nichols

Keywords

Interval Cycles György Kurtág

Abstract

This dissertation examines the use of interval cycles in non-dodecaphonic works of Kurtág. The first chapter identifies the musical objects, and the subsequent chapters connect those elements to certain aspects of Kurtág’s music, including various harmonic gestures (in Chapter 2). Chapter 3 investigates the notion of stratification in some of Kurtág’s harmonies and the formation of harmonic strata that are drawn from different harmonic areas mapped out by the interval cycles. Chapter 4 explores the relationship of symmetry to those elements, and the relationship of tonal centricity to symmetry and cycle segments.

Comments

This essay and the composition, "String Quartet No. 2," together constitute the author's dissertation but are otherwise unrelated.

Recommended Citation

Heydarbeygi, Ramin, "Interval Cycles in György Kurtág’s Post-Dodecaphonic Late Music" (2017). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/2421